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Tourist sites in Châteauroux

Châteauroux features a variety of historical monuments such as Château Raoul and the Couvent des Cordeliers, cultural museums, natural parks, and notable religious buildings. The city also offers modern recreational areas and natural zones like the Belle Isle Base and the State Forest.

Belle Isle Recreation Base
Belle Isle Recreation Base

Châteauroux, France

An 18-hectare recreational park with a pond, sports fields, children's play areas, fitness trails, and shaded picnic spaces.

Musée Hôtel Bertrand
Musée Hôtel Bertrand

Châteauroux, France

Former residence of General Bertrand, transformed into a municipal museum displaying Napoleonic collections, period furniture, and local art pieces.

L'ilot z'enfants
L'ilot z'enfants

Châteauroux, France

Indoor recreational park for children with play structures, slides, and obstacle courses suitable for various ages.

Notre Dame Church of Châteauroux
Notre Dame Church of Châteauroux

Châteauroux, France

A 19th-century Neo-Romanesque religious building with colorful stained glass windows, decorated arches, and a central nave accessible to visitors.

Public Garden
Public Garden

Châteauroux, France

This four-hectare city park includes children's play areas, shaded benches, and flowered lawns in the center of Châteauroux.

The Halls of Châteauroux
The Halls of Châteauroux

Châteauroux, France

A historic 19th-century covered market where vendors offer fresh produce, regional specialties, and artisanal items.

Saint-André Church
Saint-André Church

Châteauroux, France

A 12th-century religious building with ribbed vaults, a 60-meter high bell tower, and 19th-century stained glass windows.

Château Raoul
Château Raoul

Châteauroux, France

A medieval fortress built in the 10th century by Raoul the Large on a hill overlooking the Indre River. The castle offers a view of the town.

Couvent des Cordeliers
Couvent des Cordeliers

Châteauroux, France

A 13th-century Franciscan religious building featuring terraced gardens and hosting contemporary art exhibitions in its historic halls.

US Air Force Museum
US Air Force Museum

Châteauroux, France

This museum preserves documents, photos, and objects related to the American military presence in Châteauroux from 1951 to 1967.

Balsan Park
Balsan Park

Châteauroux, France

A 30-hectare public park along the Indre with two historic castles, walking paths, and flower gardens designed in the 19th century.

Abbey of Notre-Dame-du-Bourg-Dieu
Abbey of Notre-Dame-du-Bourg-Dieu

Déols, France

A religious building founded in 917. The Romanesque tower remains with its monumental gate. The 11th-century crypt holds sculpted capitals and archaeological remains.

Porte Saint-Martin
Porte Saint-Martin

Châteauroux, France

A 14th-century fortified tower built within the city's medieval wall. It served as an entrance gate and later as a municipal prison.

Museum of Arts and Popular Traditions
Museum of Arts and Popular Traditions

Châteauroux, France

Permanent collection of ethnographic items from Berry displaying rural furniture, old trades, and local crafts from the 19th century.

Saint-Martial Church
Saint-Martial Church

Châteauroux, France

A religious monument built in the 13th century with architecture blending Romanesque style in the nave and Gothic elements in the choir.

La Prairie Saint-Gildas
La Prairie Saint-Gildas

Châteauroux, France

A 20-hectare natural area with a diversity of plants and animals. Walking trails traverse the meadows and wetlands.

State Forest of Châteauroux
State Forest of Châteauroux

Châteauroux, France

A 5000-hectare forest mainly composed of beeches, with a network of 30 kilometers of trails for hiking and biking.

Perrichon Hotel
Perrichon Hotel

Châteauroux, France

Building from the 17th and 18th centuries with historic facades, characteristic roofs, and a monumental entry gate located on Claude-Pinette Street.

Condé Hotel
Condé Hotel

Châteauroux, France

A 17th-century aristocratic construction on Dauphine Street, recognized as a historical monument for its original facades and roofs. The building presents classic architecture from the Louis XIII period.

Old Town Hall
Old Town Hall

Châteauroux, France

A neoclassical building constructed in 1828 by Pierre Murison, with a colonnaded facade and triangular pediment, transformed into a music and dance conservatory.

White Lady Tower
White Lady Tower

Châteauroux, France

This 1513 Renaissance-style tower is the last architectural element of the former Parc Castle. It served as a prayer place for Claire Clémence de Maillé-Brézé during her detention.

Tobacco Factory
Tobacco Factory

Châteauroux, France

Administrative and cultural center housed in a former tobacco factory built in 1862. The building retains its original red-brick structure.

Redemptorists Chapel
Redemptorists Chapel

Châteauroux, France

A religious building from 1863 restored in the 1990s, now the Franz-Liszt auditorium hosting the Lisztomanias festival.

Old Prison Tower
Old Prison Tower

Châteauroux, France

A 15th-century fortified tower that served as a prison in the 18th century, located on a steep road leading to the medieval town.

Gütersloth Bridge
Gütersloth Bridge

Châteauroux, France

This concrete and metal bridge built in 1985 crosses the Indre and connects the city center to the Saint-Christophe neighborhood. It is named after the partnership with the German town.

Cyber Bowling
Cyber Bowling

Châteauroux, France

Modern leisure center equipped with automatic bowling lanes with video monitors and digital animations for players.

Haute-Touche Wildlife Park
Haute-Touche Wildlife Park

Obterre, France

A 500-hectare zoo reserve home to 1300 animals of 120 different species in enclosures adapted to each species.